Chandigarh, Nov. 14 -- Teenager Manoj S fired a five-under 67 to storm into the lead in round three of the inaugural Trident Open being played at the Chandigarh Golf Club. Bengaluru's Manoj (69-71-67) took his total to nine-under 207 on day three that gave him a one-shot lead. At the age of 17 years, seven months and 26 days, he is now in line to become the youngest player to win as a professional on the PGTI. The record is currently held by Shubhankar Sharma who achieved the feat (PGTI Cochin Masters 2014) at the age of 17 years, eight months and 22 days. Karandeep Kochhar holds the overall record for the youngest player to win on the tour while still an amateur at the age of 17 years and five months. Former PGTI Order of Merit champion Manu Gandas (66-73-69) carded a 69 to close the third round in second place at eight-under 208. There was daylight between the top two and the rest of the field as the five players bunched in third place were a further three shots behind at five-under 211. The players in tied third included the Chandigarh duo of Yuvraj Sandhu (70) and Akshay Sharma (72), as well as Shubham Jaglan (71), who is playing his first PGTI event, Shaurya Bhattacharya and Mohd Azhar. Earlier in the day, Akshay and Gandas emerged as halfway leaders at five-under 139 at the completion of round two. Manoj, lying one off the lead in tied third place after round two, quickly made his way up the leaderboard with four birdies and a bogey on the front-nine. Manoj, who has recorded five top-10s in his last six starts on the PGTI, collected four more birdies in exchange for two bogeys on the back-nine to move into pole position. The seasoned Gandas struck four birdies and a bogey to close round three in second place and emerge as the biggest challenger to leader Manoj....